K91.3
Header — not billablePostprocedural intestinal obstruction
The ICD-10 code for postprocedural intestinal obstruction is K91.3.
K91.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K91.0Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery
- K91.1Postgastric surgery syndromes
- K91.2Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified
- K91.5Postcholecystectomy syndrome
- K91.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- K91.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header
- K91.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive systemnon-billable header
- K91.3Postprocedural intestinal obstructionnon-billable header